Adverse events with lumen-apposing metal stents in endoscopic gallbladder drainage: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) are rapidly being used in endoscopic interventional drainage procedures and have started to replace the self-expanding metal stents (SEMSs). Its use in gallbladder drainage (GBD) is limited by lack of good-quality studies, and data are scarce on its safety.

Methods

We conducted a comprehensive search of multiple electronic databases and conference proceedings including PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases (from inception through July 2018) to identify studies that reported on the use of LAMS in GBD. The outcomes measured were the pooled rates of all adverse events (AEs), pooled rates of early AEs and pooled rates of delayed AEs.

Results

A total of 8 studies (393 patients) were included. The pooled rate of all AEs w

SUBMITTER: Mohan BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6714485 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature